EUROPE
How to Prevent a U.S. spy?
The Europeans want tougher
privacy rules to prevent
American intelligence
July 29, 2013
Two months before the election German Chancellor Angela Merkel was
accused of wrongdoing amid allegations that would have acted
in collusion with American spies. Now she wants rules
data privacy "very strict."
Merkel tried to avoid a malaise in the U.S.. She struggled
for negotiations transatlantic trade liberalization
started punctually despite some attempts
enthusiastic of France to block them due to scandal
espionage. She focused on upgrading the antiquated
EU privacy rules, which will not take effect
in the coming years, long after the furor around Snowden cool.
Yet it is possible that the legislation has an impact far
deep, not because it will prevent eavesdropping, but because you
shape the future of cloud computing and the Internet economy.
Its purpose is to reduce costs for businesses, promote
European digital single market and give citizens more control over
your personal information. An important proposal is the "right to
be forgotten. "The intention of this measure is to facilitate users
erase personal information, for example, photos
embarrassing. But Internet companies do not want to go
after information that were copied to other websites.
Now the focus will change to the rules that companies must follow
before handing over personal data to foreign law enforcement agencies
or intelligence. Given that much of the global internet traffic
is routed through the U.S. and most of the online data are
stored there, Americans have a "home advantage".
By establishing a "global standard" data privacy, and extend
it beyond the European territory, the EU hopes to strengthen its position
in transatlantic trade negotiations.
How to Prevent a U.S. spy?
The Europeans want tougher
privacy rules to prevent
American intelligence
July 29, 2013
Two months before the election German Chancellor Angela Merkel was
accused of wrongdoing amid allegations that would have acted
in collusion with American spies. Now she wants rules
data privacy "very strict."
Merkel tried to avoid a malaise in the U.S.. She struggled
for negotiations transatlantic trade liberalization
started punctually despite some attempts
enthusiastic of France to block them due to scandal
espionage. She focused on upgrading the antiquated
EU privacy rules, which will not take effect
in the coming years, long after the furor around Snowden cool.
Yet it is possible that the legislation has an impact far
deep, not because it will prevent eavesdropping, but because you
shape the future of cloud computing and the Internet economy.
Its purpose is to reduce costs for businesses, promote
European digital single market and give citizens more control over
your personal information. An important proposal is the "right to
be forgotten. "The intention of this measure is to facilitate users
erase personal information, for example, photos
embarrassing. But Internet companies do not want to go
after information that were copied to other websites.
Now the focus will change to the rules that companies must follow
before handing over personal data to foreign law enforcement agencies
or intelligence. Given that much of the global internet traffic
is routed through the U.S. and most of the online data are
stored there, Americans have a "home advantage".
By establishing a "global standard" data privacy, and extend
it beyond the European territory, the EU hopes to strengthen its position
in transatlantic trade negotiations.
EUROPA
Como impedir a espionagem
dos EUA?
Os europeus querem regras de privacidade mais duras para impedir
a espionagem americana
Dois meses antes da eleição alemã, a chanceler Angela Merkel foi
acusada de prevaricação, em meio a alegações de que teria agido
em conluio com espiões americanos. Agora ela quer regras de
privacidade de dados “muito rígidas”.
Merkel tentou evitar um mal-estar com os EUA. Ela se esforçou
para que as negociações de abertura comercial transatlânticas
começassem pontualmente apesar das tentativas pouco
entusiasmadas da França de bloqueá-las devido ao escândalo
de espionagem. Ela se concentrou em atualizar as antiquadas
regras de privacidade da UE, as quais não entrarão em vigor
nos próximos anos, muito após o furor em torno de Snowden arrefecer.
Ainda assim é possível que a legislação tenha um impacto muito
profundo, não porque irá impedir a espionagem, mas sim porque poderá
moldar o futuro da computação em nuvem e da economia da internet.
O seu propósito é reduzir os custos para as empresas, promover um
mercado digital europeu único e dar aos cidadãos mais controle sobre
suas informações pessoais. Uma proposta importante é o “direito a
ser esquecido”. A intenção dessa medida é facilitar que usuários
apaguem informações pessoais, como, por exemplo, fotos
constrangedoras. Mas as empresas de internet não querem ter que ir
atrás de informações que foram copiadas para outros sites.
Agora o foco mudará para as regras que as empresas têm que seguir
antes de entregar dados pessoais para agências estrangeiras policiais
ou de inteligência. Dado que boa parte do tráfego mundial de internet
é roteado através dos EUA, e que a maior parte dos dados on-line são
armazenados lá, os americanos contam com uma “vantagem doméstica”.
Ao estabelecer um “padrão global” de privacidade de dados, e ao estendê-
lo para além do território europeu, a UE espera fortalecer a sua posição
em negociações comerciais transatlânticas.
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